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Romans 7:19-21
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Romans 7:19-21
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
19 For I am not doing the good which I am wanting, but I am practicing this evil which I am not wanting. 20 But if I am doing this which I am not wanting, I am no longer producing it, but the sin[a] dwelling in me is.
So The Evil Inside Me Enslaves Me To The Law of Sin And Death In Me
21 I find then the law[b] in me, the one wanting to do the good, that the evil is present in me.
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- Romans 7:20 Good is not in him producing good, but sin is in him producing sin, and overcoming his inner desire to obey God’s good Law. This proves v 18.
- Romans 7:21 Or, the principle, the law of sin. v 23.
Romans 7:19-21
New International Version
Romans 7:19-21
New International Version
19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.(A) 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.(B)
21 So I find this law at work:(C) Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.
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